Transparent film segment holder and projection machine therefor



Oct. 2,1945. I 5, BOGUE 2,385,771

TRANSPARENT FILM SEGMENT HOLDER AND PROJECTION MACHINE THEREFOR Original Filed Oct. 7, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY.

Oct. 2, 1945. c. B. BOGUE 2,385,771

TRANSPARENT FILM SEGMENT HOLDER AND PROJECTION MACHINE THEREFOR Ori'ginal Filed 001:. 7, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fig 2.

NVENTORTI W' I A TTORNEK Patented Oct. 2, 1945 TRANSPARM SEGMENT HOLDER mar sun PROJECTION moms rnsasroa Charles B. Bone, San Francisco, Calif.

lpllllfilullll ombu- 1, 1941. Serial- No.

oflllnfl 413.931. Divided and 1942, Serial No. 9,339

2 Claims. (a. IP26) This invention relates to holders for ments, and it has for its primary object the provision of a novel transparent container for film segments, which not only retains a number of classified film segments in an assembled group for filing p p ses, but permits the projection of the images appearing on the film segments to be projected and viewed without their removal from the container.

Another object of my invention is to provide novel apparatus for successively or selectively projecting the images appearing on a number of film segments contained in a transparent con tainer onto a viewing screen.

Other and further objects of my invention will be pointed out hereinafter, or will be indicated in the appended claims, or will be obvious to one 'skilled in the art upon an understanding of the present disclosure. For the purposes of this application I have elected to show herein certain forms and details of a film segment holder and means for projecting images from film segments contained therein, which-is representative of my invention; it is to be understood, however, that the embodiment of my invention herein shown and described is for the purpose of illustration only, and that therefore it is not tobe regarded as exhaustive of the variations of the invention.

This is a divisionof my application Serial No. 413,931, filed October 7, 1941, now Patent No.

2,338,400, dated January 4, 1944, entitled Machine for viewing..cutting and segregating photographic film."

In the accom yin drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention- Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a machine for selectively projecting the images appearing on a number of film segments held in a transparent holder:

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed plan view of a part of the machine, showing a transparent film holder operatively positioned therein;

Fig. 4 is a sectional viewtaken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a transparent film holder embodying the principles of my invention: and 1 Fi 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-8 of Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral l desi nates a supporting frame made preferably from angle irons which are arranged to suitably supthis application July 1,

at the rear side of the frame I is a housing 2 within which a source of light (not shown) is positioned. A lens tube 3 holding a lens 4 prolects forwardly from the light housing, and positioned to intercept the light rays passing through the said lens is a mirror 5, the latter being suitably mounted on a supporting structure 8 secured to the, housing. Mounted on a bracket 1 which is secured to the light housing 2 is a vertically disposedlens tube 8 which has a suitable lens (not shown) mounted therein. The lens tube is positioned directly above the mirror I and the lens therein is disposed with its axis at right angles to the said mirror. Supported above the lens tube 8 is a light reflecting prism 8 which is mounted to reflect the light rays passing upwardly through the vertical lens tube in a forward direction and onto an adjustable mirror Ill. The mirror It is mounted inside and at the lower side of a suitably shaped enclosure II. The rear end of the enclosure is pivotally mounted as at l2 on the upper end of vertical posts I 3 secured to the frame I, and the said enclosures forward end is normally supported by a detachable upright brace M. The forward end of the enclosure is provided with hinged side wings l5 which shield a frosted translucent panel or screen It mounted at the forward end of the enclosure from extraneouslight rays. At the rear of the enclosure is an adjustable mirror I 'l which is positioned to intercept and reflect the light rays proceeding from the mirror I II onto the translucent panel l8. Suitable adiusting screws l0 and I1 are associated with the mirrors I II and I1, respectively, for adlusting purposes. When not being used the enclosure li may be swung rearwardly about its pivot I! to a position where it does not overlie the frame I.

The lens tube 8 comprises a lower adjustable section which is capable of being rotated for the purpose of bringing the lens it mounts into proper focus with respect to the mirror 5 and the prism 9. A nut l8 (see Fig. 1) connected by a bar I 8 to the:lower rotatable section of thelens tube 8 is operatively engagedby the threaded section 1 28 of -a forwardly disposed rotatable shaft 2|.

backwardly and forwardly,'thereby causing the lower section of the lens tube 8 to be turned so as to adjust the position and focus of the lens carried by the latter.

port the various parts of the machine. Supported 65 Removably supported on the frame I is a subframe 23 which is provided-with two spaced and parallel guide members 24. Blidably mounted on and between the parallel guide members is an open frame 25 which may be reciprocated byv means of a rack 28 and a pinion 21, the rackbeing secured at one end to the saidopen frame and the pinion being secured to a forwardly disposed shaft 21' having a hand wheel 28 at its forward end. The open frame is provided at its opposite sides with longitudinally disposed opposed slots which are so proportioned and ar- I 'elongated side members 30 and SI. The side members 30 and 3| are preferably of unequal widths and the narrower of the two, namely 30, is slightly narrower than the width of a film se ment A. In ordinary practice suitable data concerning the nature of the images appearing on the film segments which are mounted in the transparent holder is inscribed or otherwise afflxed longitudinally to the upper'margin of the wider side member 3|. Several of the film sesments, preferably a group having images which are associated or related in some particular manner, are positioned in alignment between the side members 30 and 3|, and thereafter a strip of transparent adhesive 32 is secured longitudinally to the adjacent edges of the side members and the film segments. The transparent adhesive strip 32 being in engagement with the film segments, as well'as'with the two side members 30 and 3|, maintains the said film segments in the holder and prevents their disarrangement. 'The subsequent projection of the images on any of the film segments may be accomplished without its removal from the transparent holder. It is contemplated that the transparent holders 29,

together with the film segments A which they contain, be suitably indexed and placed in files where they are readily available to those who from time to time might wish to obtain information concerning the images appearing thereon. In Fig. 4 the transparent holder 2| and a film segment positioned therein are diagrammatically shown as a single unit designated by the reference character 29s. When the image or images on the film segments A are to be selectively or successively projected onto the frosted panel or screen It, the open frame 25 containing the transparent holder is positioned so the light rays which are reflected upwardly by the mirror 5 pass through its longitudinal opening and also through the particular film segment that might then be in the path of the said rays. The image appearing on the particular film segment through which the light rays pass is thus projected in the manner heretofore described onto the screen ll.

Having described my invention, what I claim 1. In a holder for film segments, an elongated substantially fiat transparent casing formed from a transparent sheet bent longitudinally to form overlying sides of unequal widths, the said cas ing being adapted to hold a plurality of aligned film segments, one of the overlying sides of the casing having a width greater than the width oi any of the film segments, and the other of the overlying sides having a width less than the width of any ofsaid film segments, and an adhesive strip substantially the length of the casing secured longitudinally to the side edges of the casing and to the film segments for normally holding the film segments against displacement.

2. In a holder for film segments, a substantially fiat transparent casing having overlying sides of unequal widths between which a plurality of him segments of'suhstantially uniform width are adapted to be held, the said sides being joined together longitudinally at adjacent side edges and 40 the widths of the sides being such that the film segments project above the longitudinal edge of the narrower side and below the longitudinal edge, of the wider side, and adhesive means se-' cured to the sides and to the film segments for normally holding the segments against displacement.

. CHARLES B. 

